Canon EOS M – Canon’s First Mirrorless Camera Arrives

The trend in mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras has been growing for some time and Canon has finally arrived at the party with their first entry into the market – the Canon EOS M.

The Canon EOS M is a large-sensor, reasonably-cheap ($800) compact enthusiast camera that brings many features of the EOS 650D and puts them in a smaller body.

The Canon EOS M features a 22mm lens, 18-MP APS-C sensor and Digic 5 image processor. The camera has a 3-inch high-res capacitive touchscreen but no viewfinder, and no flash – unfortunate sacrifices for the sake of size. The Canon Speedlite 90EX is available as a bolt-on flash for the EOS M for those users who can’t do without.

The intuitive touchscreen features familiar iOS-esque gesture controls for easy navigation, such as pinch-zoom, swiping and tapping.

The body of the Canon EOS M itself is made from a sturdy magnesium alloy and comes in four different colors – white, black, silver and red. The front of the camera features an EF-M lens mount, which is able to accept Canon EF and Canon EF-S lenses.